Teaser Video: This is the Water-Cooled Radeon R9 295X2
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There you have it: The R9 295X2 in all its glory, along with men in suits.
AMD's Top Secret Mission
After a whole lot of hints and teasing, AMD has gone out and posted a video in which we get a full, clear view of the new Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card.
We could write you a long story about how amazing the card looks and how it's water cooled (like the rumors predicted), but the best approach is probably for you to just watch the video. Heck, you're probably already watching it.
And that's it. There are still a number of unanswered questions, among which are clock speeds and power consumption, but those will probably be answered very soon.
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Here is hoping they price it decently.
For someone with custom watercooling, it's annoying to lose a pci-e slot just because of a useless dvi port.
That card is going to be powerful though. I wonder if a dual GK110 card will be able to match it with air cooling.
you didn't just say people worried about power consumption for the top of the line card which will cost more than your first car did you? that's like worrying about the gas mileage of a public armored hummer that's gold plated. i bet you worry about the power consumption of your first cray super computer also......<eye roll>
here's a tip buy one of those $40 solar chargers and ******rig it with a wall adapter and plug it into your outlet if you're worried about power consumption.
AMD has 8-core CPUs that have much higher clock speeds than Intel's i7 cores. I'd say they've got the CPU area pretty much covered.
I've always supported AMD, I don't hate them at all. But there comes a time when you have to put your foot down, when the one you support refuses to get their act straight. You can't put enough emphasis on making sure your main customer base is satisfied with your efforts in making a quality product. I really do like their efforts with their cards, because it shows they're trying their best to compete. But their act with their CPUs is inexcusable.
For someone with custom watercooling, it's annoying to lose a pci-e slot just because of a useless dvi port.
Useless DVI port? Um, even if this is a top-shelf card, DVI is still the most common monitor connection jack right now.
If the cooler is thicker than a single slot, then it doesn't matter whether the I/O bracket is single- or double-slot. You'll still lose that PCI slot. I suppose if you put a full custom waterblock on this entire card you could keep it single slot. I'm not sure there's really a market for a single-slot 295X2. Run this in a mATX board and you've two other slots to use. The only place a truly single-slot 295X2 would be necessary is in an ITX build, though fitting the radiator in such a small enclosure could be difficult.